Mississippi House Bill 227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The Inclusion Of Visual Art And Music Instruction In The Curriculum Of Public Education; To Prescribe The Criteria For Such Instruction In The Various Grades; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A Stipend Of Not Less Than $500.00 Per Class To Each School For The Purchase Of Necessary Supplies Or Equipment To Facilitate The Instruction, Contingent Upon A Legislative Appropriation For Such Purposes; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Power Of Local School Boards In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Visual art and music education; require instruction of in public schools as a part of the curriculum.

Rep. Alyce Clarke [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-04	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	3	79	New Code	See Bill Text
37	7	301	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0227.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0227IN.htm